Postdoctoral Position in Viral RNA Biology and Host-Virus Interactions

About the role

The Pawlica Lab at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City is seeking a postdoctoral researcher interested in RNA biology, molecular virology, and host-virus interactions.

Responsibilities

- Study how viral noncoding RNAs, conserved RNA elements, small RNAs, and host RNA-binding proteins regulate post-transcriptional gene expression during infection. - Examine herpesviral noncoding RNAs, regulatory RNA elements in SARS-CoV-2 and measles virus, PUMILIO proteins, ILF3/NF90-family proteins, microRNA pathways, mRNA stability, translation, and antiviral gene expression. - Utilize approaches including molecular virology, RNA biochemistry, viral RNA mutagenesis, RNA immunoprecipitation, eCLIP, RNA-seq, small RNA-seq, reporter assays, mammalian cell culture, and computational analysis of sequencing data.

Requirements

Applicants should have a strong research background in RNA biology, molecular biology, virology, or a related field, demonstrated by publications in peer-reviewed journals. Experience with RNA biochemistry, mammalian cell culture, virology, high-throughput sequencing, CLIP/eCLIP, bioinformatics, herpesviruses, coronaviruses, or paramyxoviruses is desirable.

Contact Information

Interested applicants should send a CV, a brief statement of research interests, and contact information for three references to: paulina.pawlica@mssm.edu